Today is March 15, which means it's the Ides of March, so it wasn't a great day for Julius Caesar.

Back on topic now, we're heading for a partly cloudy top of 26 before tops of 23 and 24 degrees over the weekend, with a shower or two on Saturday. Perfect weather for tonight's AFLW match between Geelong and GWS at Manuka, but hopefully that rain is finished before Skyfire tomorrow!

Let's look at what's making news today.

Before waivers, pensioner 'intimidated' into paying land tax bill

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Robert Triggs was chased by the revenue office for a land tax bill that was originally sent to his builder, after he bought a property off the plan.Credit:Dion Georgopoulos

The ACT government has promised to fix issues that have come out of its vacancy tax, which which resulted in the removal of a longstanding exemption that stopped developers being hit with land tax for two years.

But that has come too late for pensioner Robert Triggs, who was slugged with the tax after he'd bought an apartment off the plan, even though he was living in it.

Charity begins at a red light near you

It's a sight you often see in big cities, but I hadn't seen any charity collectors in Canberra until this week in Fyshwick.

The collectors are employed, not volunteers, and they are paid 40 per cent of what they collect. They are working for a not-for-profit called UrCommunity, aiming to provide cheap food for people who otherwise might not be able to eat.

A new generation of Waratah hatred starts with seven Canberra juniors

Tom Ross, front, and Tom Cusack are two of seven Canberra players in the Brumbies' side this week. Ross will make his Super Rugby debut as a 20-year-old on Friday night.Credit:Karleen Minney

One of the best thing about sport is a rivalry that goes so deep, you don't even know why you hate the other team, you just hate 'em.

The charged stadium, the feeling that the win is worth more than just a place on the ladder - what an atmosphere to make your debut in. Two locals from the Gungahlin Eagles, Tom Ross and Mack Hansen will debut for the Brumbies against the Waratahs tonight as part of seven Canberra juniors to be picked.